diff --git a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_query.rs b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_query.rs
index 4c2a5ef50f..94fbf333ed 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_query.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_query.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::io;
-
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 
 use crate::client::SocketConfig;
@@ -8,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::tls::MakeTlsConnect;
 use crate::{Error, cancel_query_raw, connect_socket};
 
 pub(crate) async fn cancel_query<T>(
-    config: Option<SocketConfig>,
+    config: SocketConfig,
     ssl_mode: SslMode,
     tls: T,
     process_id: i32,
@@ -17,16 +15,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn cancel_query<T>(
 where
     T: MakeTlsConnect<TcpStream>,
 {
-    let config = match config {
-        Some(config) => config,
-        None => {
-            return Err(Error::connect(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "unknown host",
-            )));
-        }
-    };
-
     let hostname = match &config.host {
         Host::Tcp(host) => &**host,
     };
diff --git a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_token.rs b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_token.rs
index f6526395ee..61e1e52d66 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_token.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/cancel_token.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,16 @@ use crate::{Error, cancel_query, cancel_query_raw};
 
 /// The capability to request cancellation of in-progress queries on a
 /// connection.
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CancelToken {
-    pub socket_config: Option<SocketConfig>,
+    pub socket_config: SocketConfig,
+    pub raw: RawCancelToken,
+}
+
+/// The capability to request cancellation of in-progress queries on a
+/// connection.
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RawCancelToken {
     pub ssl_mode: SslMode,
     pub process_id: i32,
     pub secret_key: i32,
@@ -36,14 +43,16 @@ impl CancelToken {
     {
         cancel_query::cancel_query(
             self.socket_config.clone(),
-            self.ssl_mode,
+            self.raw.ssl_mode,
             tls,
-            self.process_id,
-            self.secret_key,
+            self.raw.process_id,
+            self.raw.secret_key,
         )
         .await
     }
+}
 
+impl RawCancelToken {
     /// Like `cancel_query`, but uses a stream which is already connected to the server rather than opening a new
     /// connection itself.
     pub async fn cancel_query_raw<S, T>(&self, stream: S, tls: T) -> Result<(), Error>
diff --git a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/client.rs b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/client.rs
index a7edfc076a..41b22e35b6 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/client.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/client.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use postgres_protocol2::message::frontend;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
+use crate::cancel_token::RawCancelToken;
 use crate::codec::{BackendMessages, FrontendMessage};
 use crate::config::{Host, SslMode};
 use crate::query::RowStream;
@@ -331,10 +332,12 @@ impl Client {
     /// connection associated with this client.
     pub fn cancel_token(&self) -> CancelToken {
         CancelToken {
-            socket_config: Some(self.socket_config.clone()),
-            ssl_mode: self.ssl_mode,
-            process_id: self.process_id,
-            secret_key: self.secret_key,
+            socket_config: self.socket_config.clone(),
+            raw: RawCancelToken {
+                ssl_mode: self.ssl_mode,
+                process_id: self.process_id,
+                secret_key: self.secret_key,
+            },
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/lib.rs b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/lib.rs
index 9556070ed5..791c93b972 100644
--- a/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/proxy/tokio-postgres2/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use postgres_protocol2::message::backend::ReadyForQueryBody;
 
-pub use crate::cancel_token::CancelToken;
+pub use crate::cancel_token::{CancelToken, RawCancelToken};
 pub use crate::client::{Client, SocketConfig};
 pub use crate::config::Config;
 pub use crate::connect_raw::RawConnection;
diff --git a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
index cce4c1d3a0..e502d6934a 100644
--- a/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/cancellation.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, anyhow};
 use ipnet::{IpNet, Ipv4Net, Ipv6Net};
-use postgres_client::CancelToken;
+use postgres_client::RawCancelToken;
 use postgres_client::tls::MakeTlsConnect;
 use redis::{Cmd, FromRedisValue, Value};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ impl CancellationHandler {
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CancelClosure {
     socket_addr: SocketAddr,
-    cancel_token: CancelToken,
+    cancel_token: RawCancelToken,
     hostname: String, // for pg_sni router
     user_info: ComputeUserInfo,
 }
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ pub struct CancelClosure {
 impl CancelClosure {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         socket_addr: SocketAddr,
-        cancel_token: CancelToken,
+        cancel_token: RawCancelToken,
         hostname: String,
         user_info: ComputeUserInfo,
     ) -> Self {
diff --git a/proxy/src/compute/mod.rs b/proxy/src/compute/mod.rs
index aae1fea07d..727ba3fd60 100644
--- a/proxy/src/compute/mod.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/compute/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use postgres_client::config::{AuthKeys, SslMode};
 use postgres_client::maybe_tls_stream::MaybeTlsStream;
 use postgres_client::tls::MakeTlsConnect;
-use postgres_client::{CancelToken, NoTls, RawConnection};
+use postgres_client::{NoTls, RawCancelToken, RawConnection};
 use postgres_protocol::message::backend::NoticeResponseBody;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::net::{TcpStream, lookup_host};
@@ -327,8 +327,7 @@ impl ConnectInfo {
         // Yet another reason to rework the connection establishing code.
         let cancel_closure = CancelClosure::new(
             socket_addr,
-            CancelToken {
-                socket_config: None,
+            RawCancelToken {
                 ssl_mode: self.ssl_mode,
                 process_id,
                 secret_key,